Submit it as a bug directly to Carenado support!

 

These forums are not a substitute... more of a user-to-user communication.

How does one get the instrument back lighting on? Flood light I can get and once did get the back lighting..but now.. can't seem to do it??

Not sure if it's the same with both models, but it does seem to be tied to the landing light switch.

Another bug for the list...

I reported the bugs to Carenado, but no answer until now...

What's weird is that on one of my first flights the back lighting worked. Also weird that Carenado wouldn't have caught it. Anyway, nice aircraft and am enjoying it...

I reported the bugs to Carenado, but no answer until now...

I got a reply regarding the lights issue:

 

Yes, it was developed that way because of FS2004 limitations.

 

And so I responded:

 

Perhaps the designers at FSD approached the lighting in a different way.

Their Cessna C337H model has separate operable switches for floodlighting, instrument lights, taxi, and landing lights.

I don't understand their response. FS9 has many airplanes with separate switches. Why would it be any different for this one?

I too bought the Cessna 337 as soon as I saw the release published. I am disappointed with there efforts when it came to testing it to see if everything worked properly. Definitely not one of there best efforts and this goes for the Cessna 208 too, so I will wait next time for the reviews which we do not see many of nowadays. Ho Hum.......John

Here is my original email to Carenado--

 

"I just purchased the Skymasterfor 2004.

The click spots for the course and heading settings in the DG the heading indicator and OBS do not work.Also can not change the Com and Nav frequencies.

( Changing the alpha/numeric airport codes in the DIRECT TO in the GARMIN is also very difficult, although I have found this to be a problem on some other Carenado aircraft as well. that is not as important right now.

Also the mode selector switch for the AP is almost unreadable, but that is also not an immediate problem.)

For the heading, course and radio freq settings--

I tried following the suggestions in another post to set "Water Display reflections" to ZERO but that did not correct the problem. All my other Carenado aircraft work fine.

Can you help?

Thanks,

BIll "

 

And here is the reply--

 

"Have you tried using the mouse wheel /keyboard to input the airport ICAO?"

 

 

The mouse wheel does work. but still haven't found the back lighting.

Their other aircraft I just find much easier for all these issues, well most, sort of...and I do like them..

 

@ WingZ.. Am i just missing the instruments switch?

 

Thanks guys,

Bill

@ WingZ.. Am i just missing the instruments switch?

Bill you click under the heading bug to remove the yoke, then the 2 switches for floodlight and instrument backlight are more easily seen.

But they don't work independently!

You have to switch on the landing light.

I'm not too impressed by this, actually.

Hi WingZ,

Got it, Seems this aircraft has the same "problem", or maybe just the FS design, whereby it is not possible to get the VC lights to cone on at 'dusk'. It has to be really dark.

 

BTW, I was in NZ many, years ago-- about 1989 and just loved it ! Spent most time in the south- Christchurch, then to the glaciers, lakes.. gorgeous country and great folks.